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Class:BIOL 2401 - Hum Anat/Phys I (Core 030)
Subject:Biology
University:Wharton County Junior College
Term:Spring Semester 2011
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ventral

toward front or belly

 

dorsal

toward back or spine

 

anterior toward the ventral side (FRONT)
posterior toward the dorsal side (BACK)
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rostral toward the forehead or nose
caudal toward the tail or inferior (BELOW) end
superior above
inferior below
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medial toward the median plane
lateral away from the medial plane
proximal closer to the point of attachment or origin
distal farther from the point of attachment or origin
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superficial closer to the body surface
deep farther from the body surface
serous which secrete a lubricating film of moisture
viscera the organs in the cavity of the body
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 ventral

toward front or belly

 

 dorsal

toward back or spine

 

 anteriortoward the ventral side (FRONT)
 posteriortoward the dorsal side (BACK)
 rostraltoward the forehead or nose
 caudaltoward the tail or inferior (BELOW) end
 superiorabove
 inferiorbelow
 medialtoward the median plane
 lateralaway from the medial plane
 proximalcloser to the point of attachment or origin
 distalfarther from the point of attachment or origin
 superficialcloser to the body surface
 deepfarther from the body surface
 serouswhich secrete a lubricating film of moisture
 viscerathe organs in the cavity of the body